The only noteworthy exception is the Siamese branch, which forms the bulk of the population in the Menam basin.
Ayuthia, the ancient capital of Siam, on the Menam, now a scene of splendid ruin.
Menam, he concludes, was on the sea coast, near the river Gihon.
France had ships of war at the mouth of the Menam, and sent some of the smaller craft up the river.
Unfortunately, a shallow bar at the mouth of the Menam River prevents the passage of large vessels.
